Tawstock Village Institute

Analysis

Tawstock Village Institute is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Barnstaple. It was registered in September 1962, 64 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and amateur sport, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Tawstock Village Institute reported income of £14k and spending of £9,189, leaving 34% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £21k to £14k (-35%), an average of -10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 125%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Tawstock Village Institute sits at the 41st percentile: it is larger than about 41% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 37th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Gransdens Sportsfield and Recreational Association (£14k), Kingston Village Hall (£14k) and The Lucas Tooth Trust (£14k).